January 5
1987 Indiana shot 64-98 FG, setting the opponent record for most field
goals made.
1989 The NBA suspended Roy Tarpley indefinitely for violating the
league's anti-drug policy.
1991 Signed Howard Wright to a 10-day contract.
1993 Released Walter Palmer.
1993 Activated Sean Rooks.
1994 Activated Terry Davis.
2000 Released Rick Hughes and Damon Jones. Hughes appeared in 21 games
with Dallas. Jones was re-signed 3 days later to a 10-day contract,
then signed to a 2nd 10-day contract, and then signed for the rest
of the season.
2002 Michael Finley re-strained his left hamstring early in the 4th
quarter of the San Antonio game and did not return. Finley would
miss the next 11 games due to the injury.
2011 Released Steve Novak. Novak appeared in 7 games with Dallas.
2012 Jason Kidd left the San Antonio game late in the 1st quarter with a
sore lower back and did not return. He would miss the next 4
games due to the injury.
2014 Shawn Marion scored his 17,000th career point.
Games
Record: 6-12 (home: 4-7, road: 2-5)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1981 L @Seattle 89-103 -14 Huston 21 Robinzine 10 Westphal 27
Game #43, current record: 5-38, streak: lost 5; final record: 15-67
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1983 W San Antonio 136-131 +5 Blackman 38 Vincent 10 Gilmore 26
Game #31, current record: 13-18, streak: won 1; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1985 W Kansas City 135-107 +28 Aguirre 25 Perkins 12 Johnson 25
Game #32, current record: 16-16, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1987 L Indiana 135-144 -9 Aguirre 38 Donaldson 15 WT/SS 27
Indiana shot 64-98 FG, setting the opponent record for most field
goals made.
Game #31, current record: 21-10, streak: lost 1; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1990 L Philadelphia 79-104 -25 Perkins 19 Donaldson 10 Dawkins 21
Game #31, current record: 16-15, streak: lost 2; final record: 47-35
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1993 L Portland 95-109 -14 Davis 22 Davis 14 Kersey 17
Game #26, current record: 2-24, streak: lost 9; final record: 11-71
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1994 L Houston 102-114 -12 Mashburn 37 Jones 11 Olajuwon 37
Game #29, current record: 2-27, streak: lost 4; final record: 13-69
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1995 L @Houston 99-108 -9 Jackson 26 Tarpley 13 Olajuwon 33
Game #27, current record: 13-14, streak: lost 2; final record: 36-46
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1996 L @New Jersey 99-107 -8 Jackson 32 Lorenzo 8 Gilliam 26
Game #30, current record: 8-22, streak: lost 4; final record: 26-56
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2001 W @Toronto 115-105 +10 Nowitzki 29 Bradley 14 Carter 33
Courtney Alexander did not play due to the flu (the 2nd of 3 games he
would miss due to the illness).
Don Nelson did not coach due to undergoing prostate cancer surgery (the
2nd of 21 games he would miss due to the surgery).
Game #34, current record: 21-13, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 L San Antonio 103-105 -2 Nowitzki 28 Nowitzki 14 Duncan 29
Michael Finley re-strained his left hamstring early in the 4th quarter
and did not return. Finley would miss the next 11 games due to the
injury.
Game #33, current record: 22-11, streak: lost 2; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2004 L @Utah 94-108 -14 Nowitzki 24 Nowitzki 9 RBell 25
Josh Howard did not play due to a strained left hamstring (the 1st of
6 games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #33, current record: 19-14, streak: lost 1; final record: 52-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2005 W LA Lakers 118-104 +14 Terry 28 Dampier 13 KBryant 32
Marquis Daniels did not play due to a sore left ankle (the 3rd of 14
games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #31, current record: 21-10; streak: won 4; final record: 58-24
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2007 W @San Antonio 90-85 +5 DNowitzki 36 JHoward 12 MGinobili 25
Bruce Bowen (SA) missed a 3-point attempt with 5 seconds left and
Josh Howard hit 2 free throws with less than a second left.
Game #34, current record: 27-7; streak: won 13; final record: 67-15
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2010 W Detroit 98-93 +5 JTerry 26 DGooden 18 RHamilton 20
Game #35, current record: 24-11; streak: won 1; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2012 L @San Antonio 71-93 -22 JTerry 12 IMahinmi 9 MBonner 17
San Antonio jumped out to a 19-4 lead.
Dallas never led.
San Antonio shot 16-33 3-pointers and Dallas shot 1-19 3-pointers.
Jason Kidd left the game late in the 1st quarter with a sore lower
back and did not return. He would miss the next 4 games due to
the injury.
Game #8, current record: 3-5; streak: lost 1; final record: 36-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2013 L New Orleans(OT) 96-99 -3 DNowitzki 20 SMarion 9 GVasquez 25
Eric Gordon's (NO) 3-point play with 5 seconds left in overtime gave
New Orleans a 99-96 lead with 5 seconds left. Vince Carter missed
a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
It was Dallas 7th straight overtime loss in the 12-13 season and
extended their overtime loss streak to 10, tying the NBA record for
consecutive overtime losses.
Dirk Nowitzki started for the first time in the season.
Game #34, current record: 13-21; streak: lost 2; final record: 41-41
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2014 L New York 80-92 -12 DNowitzki 18 DNowitzki 9 CAnthony 19
Shawn Marion scored his 17,000th career point
Game #34, current record: 19-15; streak: lost 2; final record: 49-33